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Bad Faith Prosecution, Ann Woolhandler, Jonathan R. Nash, Michael G. Collins
Bad Faith Prosecution, Ann Woolhandler, Jonathan R. Nash, Michael G. Collins
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There is no shortage of claims by parties that their prosecutions are politically motivated, racially motivated, or just plain arbitrary. In our increasingly polarized society, such claims are more common than ever. Donald Trump campaigned on promises to lock up Hillary Clinton for her handling of State Department-related emails, but he subsequently complained that the special counsel's investigation of his campaign's alleged contacts with Russian operatives was a politically motivated witch hunt. Kenneth Starr's pursuit of investigations of Bill Clinton evoked similar arguments of political motivation.
The advent of "progressive" prosecutors will no doubt increase claims of bad faith prosecution, …